Ocean to Galley: Blueberry BBQ Sauce
Looking for a way to flavor up your Searcher-caught fish, your favorite cut of meat, or really anything?
How about chef Roger’s Blueberry BBQ sauce? Our anglers could not stop taking about this sauce!
Makes 25-30 servings.
Blueberry BBQ short ribs, pineapple rice, and braised baby boy choy. It’s what for dinner on Searcher, and now in your home!
Ingredients:
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6 Cups of ketchup
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1/2 Cup of yellow mustard
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1/2 Cup of molasses
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1 Cup of dark brown sugar
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2 Tbl of liquid smoke
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1/4 Cup of Worcestershire sauce
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1 Tsp of red pepper flakes
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2 Tbl of minced garlic
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2 Tbl of onion powder
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5 Cups of blueberries
Directions: Bring to a rolling boil then to a simmer. Once berries are starting to break down, blend sauce until smooth. Let cool and enjoy!
Trip #23 (6-day) Sep 30-Oct 6 (Day 4)
Hello anglers,
We’ve had some action on small tuna and better size dorado so far today. We are releasing the small tuna and keeping the dorado. However the small tuna are biting and are lots of fun on light tackle!
Tanner S brought some unconventional tackle with him this trip. He used spinning gear for yellowtail yesterday and did very well. Today he broke out a hand-line similar to what kids might have used back in the day– a coffee can with line wrapped around the outside so the
y can cast their bait or lure out. Tanner landed a dorado on his version of this outfit with a live sardine.
We are all having a lot of fun this trip!
Capt Art and Team Searcher
Evening update:
We had plenty of action with small yellowfin tuna and dorado associated with kelp paddies. We released the majority of the smaller fish so they can continue to grow. But it was fun catching them on light tackle with poppers, lures and live bait.
We are also continuing to enjoy great weather with light winds and partly sunny skies. We are headed northwest for our last day close to San Diego with hopes for some better size yellowfin tuna.
Yellowtail sashimi and skipjack poke
Today was a seafood day in the galley. We had yellowfin tuna melts for lunch, yellowtail sashimi and skipjack poke for afternoon snack and pasta alfredo with scallops for dinner. Delicious!
Capt Art and Team Searcher
Tackle Tip Thursday (Vol 15: Yellowtail lures)
Today we have Nick from Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop with the hot lures for yellowtail fishing on the Ridge.
Trip #23 (6-day) Sep 30-Oct 6 (Day 3)
Hello all,
Good fishing for yellowtail this morning. The fish are 12 to 20 pounds with a few stand outs that are 25 pounds. Tackle tip for you is, live sardine on 40 pound line and a 4/0 Owner hook was the method of choice today. A few fish were landed on yo-yo lures, scrambled egg (Tady), chartreuse and white (flat fall) were the good colors. Here is Tanner S.of Bay City Brewery with a nice yellowtail. The weather is awesome, sunny skies and light winds.
Evening update:
Our great fishing continued until 2 pm today. Everyone caught what they needed for yellowtail. It was one of our best days this year with good-size fish and great weather. Even the crew got in the action! I hooked and handed several fish and Captains Kenny and Mike had some fun doing the same.Towards the end of the bite Ryan landed a fish after hooking a few.
Even Chef Roger had a few bites. Here is Ryan and Mike with a nice yellowtail.
~Captain Art and Team Searcher
Trip #23 (6-day) Sep 30-Oct 6
Hello anglers,
We started our day with a sample of yellowfin tuna in the 10-15 pound range, caught with live sardines. But the skipjack and bonito took over and made it hard to land a tuna. We went offshore looking for tuna on kelp paddies. Unfortunately we didn’t find the right kelp despite finding several paddies.We are hopeful about tomorrow!
The weather is great with light winds and just a residual swell left over from the storm. We are headed further south on the coast to try for yellowtail. Here is a picture of the great ocean we have.
Capt Art and Team Searcher
Ocean to Galley: Hummus
Looking for some fun appetizers to have before you serve your Searcher caught fish for dinner? How about Chef Roger’s hummus? It goes with everything and you can dress it up or down. 
Ingredients:
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1 15.5 oz Can chickpeas (drained)
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6 ounces roasted red bell peppers (set 2 oz aside for
garnish)
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1 jalapeño, seeded, diced
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1 tablespoon chopped garlic
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3 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
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1 teaspoon paprika
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3 tablespoons chopped onion
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1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
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1 tablespoon dried crushed chipotle peppers
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1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions: Put all ingredients in a food processor and blend. While those ingredients are coming together, drizzle olive oil in until all in smooth and velvety. Salt to taste while blending. Let set in refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour. Garnish with chopped red bell pepper and drizzle olive oil over the top, serve with chips (or veggies) and enjoy the reviews. 
Trip #23 (6-day) Sep 30-Oct 6
Hello anglers,
We departed yesterday on a 6-day ultra-limited load trip. We decided to start off by heading west to San Clemente Island as there was a sign of the big bluefin tuna seen and caught the day before. This is a new development. These fish had disappeared for about two weeks but showed up again in the same zone. We arrived at 9 pm last night and it didn’t take long to locate a school of bluefin. In fact, we saw fish most of the night and had no problem finding fish this morning. But unfortunately the bluefin didn’t bite for us. There were a few 40-50 pound fish caught, and we heard of two fish over 200 pounds landed by other boats. They were the lucky ones! There were other boats with the same opportunities as us with the same result.
With the hurricane dissipating and out of the area tonight as predicted, we are traveling south this afternoon and will be fishing for yellowfin tuna and dorado tomorrrow morning. We currently have great weather with light winds and a south swell that the storm has generated. We are also looking for kelp paddies the rest of today.
Wish us luck!
Capt Art and Team Searcher